NCAA Championship gives TBS a shining moment: Cable top 25 for April 2-8

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TBS’ telecast of the NCAA men’s championship game easily led the cable ratings for the week of April 2 — although it was off a bit from TBS’ last turn airing the game in 2016.

Villanova’s win over Michigan drew 13.28 million viewers and a 4.1 rating among adults 18-49. It’s the No. 2 cable telecast of 2018 so far in both measures, behind ESPN’s college football title game in January.

This year’s game was off a bit from the 2016 championship, the last one on TBS. That matchup (Villanova-North Carolina) came in at 13.85 million viewers and a 4.5 in the 18-49 demo.

Top 25 original cable shows (including ties) in adults 18-49 for April 2-8, 2018

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Posted by:Rick Porter

Rick Porter has been covering TV since the days when networks sent screeners on VHS, one of which was a teaser for the first season of "American Idol." He's left-handed, makes a very solid grilled cheese and has been editor of TV by the Numbers since October 2015. He lives in Austin.